Anti-Semitism, Jewish Federations, Jewish Organizations, University “…but the real stimulus to Federation funding was the occasional threat of anti-Semitism” Author Drew Kaplan Date 20 January 2016 I argued for funding to do more serious Jewish education on campus, but the...
Anti-Semitism, Israel, University “When one turns to the situation on campus, one similarly wants to be alert to anti-Semitism without confusing it with legitimate differences of perspective” Author Drew Kaplan Date 19 January 2016 …it’s easy to confuse genuine criticism of Israeli policy for anti-Semitism. We are blessed...
Sex, University “Are there ways to indicate you’re into it without having to say yes over and over again?” Author Drew Kaplan Date 14 January 2016 Of course, part of the teaching is all about context. What do you actually...
University “’It’s started to feel like Jewish lives don’t matter,’ he said” Author Drew Kaplan Date 24 December 2015 “It’s hard to be a Jewish student and support these groups when harsh criticism...
University “…even spending tens of millions of dollars in a Good Guys vs. Bad Guys campaign won’t produce a dramatic turnaround” Author Drew Kaplan Date 14 December 2015 My fear is that many college students will be turned off to a strident...
University “Despite the communal money being thrown at the BDS problem…, little is known about how the movement gets its domestic funding” Author Drew Kaplan Date 19 November 2015 Despite the communal money being thrown at the BDS problem, and despite the headlines...
Gender, University “Why do we rewrite the rules, effectively disempowering women to protect themselves from the risks of their own behavior?” Author Drew Kaplan Date 11 November 2015 “Reframing the Victim” struck on what seems to be a strangely flawed feminist logic...
University “One reason it is difficult to track funding to the BDS campaign is that there is no central coordinating organization” Author Drew Kaplan Date 11 November 2015 One reason it is difficult to track funding to the BDS campaign is that...
University “Money, from JVP and others, is flowing to the campus for BDS activities, but the amounts, at least those that are visible, appear relatively trivial…” Author Drew Kaplan Date 5 November 2015 SJP also gets free assistance, according to the ICC, from the National Campus BDS...
University “The hostile-environment issue is the one to watch; the Jewish community’s traditional commitment to freedom of expression will be under challenge” Author Drew Kaplan Date 16 September 2015 One approach to fighting BDS, advocated especially by those who dramatically overstate the problem,...